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#A21FBD Color

#A21FBD is rgb(162, 31, 189) in RGB, hsl(290, 72%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 84%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A21FBD
HEX#A21FBD
RGBrgb(162, 31, 189)
HSLhsl(290, 72%, 43%)
HSVhsv(290, 84%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 84%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.234 319.7)
LABlab(41.38% 65.25 -54.11)
LCHlch(41.38% 84.77 320.33)

What #A21FBD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A21FBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.52Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.93Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.05Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.58Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.67Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#A21FBD Channel Values

How #A21FBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 162 · G 31 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 72% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 84% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.06:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A21FBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A21FBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A21FBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A21FBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A21FBD
Complementary
#39BD1F
Analogous
#531FBD
Analogous
#BD1F88
Triadic
#BDA21F
Triadic
#1FBDA2
Split comp.
#88BD1F
Split comp.
#1FBD53

Tints & Shades of #A21FBD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE28DC
#C94BE2
#D36EE7
#DD8DEC
#E7B0F2
#F2D3F8

Shades

#8C1AA2
#79178C
#621372
#4F0F5C
#390B42
#26072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A21FBD.

How #A21FBD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A21FBD
Protanopia#4C4CBD
Protanomaly#783FBD
Deuteranopia#6464BB
Deuteranomaly#8251BC
Tritanopia#944E4E
Tritanomaly#9A4089
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A21FBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a21fbd: #A21FBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A21FBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a21fbd': '#A21FBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.122, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_a21fbd">#A21FBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A21FBD"

More Pink Colors

#A21FBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A21FBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A21FBD?

#A21FBD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(162, 31, 189) in RGB and hsl(290, 72%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #A21FBD?

#A21FBD is rgb(162, 31, 189) — red 162, green 31, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A21FBD?

#A21FBD converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 84%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A21FBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A21FBD scores 6.06:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A21FBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A21FBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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